KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia expects its small and medium enterprises (SME) segment to chart double-digit growth for the coming year, backed by stronger offerings for its customers.
“We are hoping to double our market share over the next three years,” said general manager for SME banking, Standard Chartered Malaysia, Vishal Shah....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) — The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are poised to assume an even greater role in propelling Malaysia under the Economic Transformation Programme.
In a statement, SMECorp Malaysia said as the new role would bring along new challenges which include liberalisation measures in the services sector, there was need...

Putrajaya (The Star/ANN) – Six high impact programmes have been underlined to boost the growth of small and medium enterprises in Malaysia from an annual growth of 6.5 per cent to 8.7 per cent by 2020.
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the programmes were among 32 key measures that the Government would introduce to achieve the new SME growth target...

KUCHING, Nov 24 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s furniture export which rose to RM8 billion in value last year has indicated a positive trend this year as well with its exports amounting to RM5.6 billion as of September.
Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Jacob Dungau Sangan said the country’s furniture export was expected...

ABU DHABI, Nov 23 (Bernama) — Women entrepreneurs need to focus on creating innovations as a platform to achieve success in their businesses, said the Malaysian Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor today.
She said innovation, particularly technological innovation, should be viewed as an empowerment tool that had become a crucial...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 23 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today underlined six high impact programmes that will boost the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to 8.7% by 2020.
He said the programmes were among 32 key measures that the government would introduce to achieve the new SME growth target which was achievable through...

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 23 (Bernama) — Sabah earned RM62,355 from seaweed last year, up from RM5,342 in 2005 and RM44,519 in 2008, said Assistant Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Bobby Ahfang Suan.
“The increase in revenue is attributed to value added activites such as introduction of new products like hygenic seaweed for food and...